Quick lore dump on monks and chakra so we can get back to talking about arcanima per the OP.
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http://xivdb.com/?quest/66597/Brother-fr...her-Mother
http://xivdb.com/?quest/66599/A-Slave-to-the-Aether
http://xivdb.com/?quest/66597/Brother-fr...her-Mother
Quote:The chakra is the seat of that energy. It is a sacred place. It can be opened, and the life force within controlled.
Chakra exist in all that lives─in all beings. Yet not all beings can open them.
Much training is needed. And great discipline. With these, the life force be commanded.
There are those who require no training. Their inner strength is such that it forces the chakra open. I have heard of this happening. But never have I seen it─until now.
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We stand on an ancient battleground. A great war was waged here. The spirit of the fight lingers. The aether reaches for the chakra. It aids in their opening. That is why we monks seek such lands.
http://xivdb.com/?quest/66599/A-Slave-to-the-Aether
Quote:I hoped to arrive before you. But I see I am late. This land's power has gone to you. There is nothing left for me here.
It is as I told you. We monks travel where aether flows strong. There we train. The power of the land enters us. Thus our chakra expand.
This bonding causes great unrest. The land's energy becomes unstable. It will enter no other until it calms.
I feel nothing here. As you would feel nothing at Finesand Banks. That land bonded to my chakra. And its aether is now at unrest.
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